Christmas stocking hanger



Jan. 2, 1951 F. u. woLFE A2,536,407

CHRISTMAS STOCKING HANGER Filed Nov. 25, 1945 Patented Jan. 2, 1951UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE` 2,536,407 CHRISTMAS STOCKINGHYANGER Fred U.Wolfe, North, S. C.

Application November 23, 1945, Serial No. 630,502

1 Claim.

This invention relates to ornamental supports, and more particularly toan ornamental support designed for holding stockings suspended from amantelpiece to be lled by Santa Claus on Christmas Eve.

It is an object of the invention to provide a simple, inexpensive,ornamental, support or holder capable of being easily instantly appliedfor holding a Christmas stocking from a mantelpiece.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent fromthe following description taken in conjunction with the drawings,wherein:

Fig. l is a perspective of a chimney having a fireplace and amantelpiece with stockings sup ported by one embodiment of theinvention;

Fig. 2, a side elevation illustrating the invention applied and in useon a shelf-type mantelpiece;

Fig. 3, a rear elevation of the ornamental support;

Fig. 4, a side elevation illustrating the invention applied to thecorner of another type of mantelpiece; and

Fig. 5, a top plan view of the ornamental support.

Referring to the drawings the support cornprises a body i!! having along arm H at its upper end and a short arm I2 at its lower end. Beneaththe long arm is a triangular plate i3 and on the remote side of thistriangular plate is attached by adhesive or other means a layer of soft.surfacing material I4 of felt or the like. The plate I3 is preferablytriangular in shape, as shown particularly in Fig. 5 to providesubstantial bearing surface beyond the thickness of the arm il, therebyforming a relatively large, sub stantial, supporting portion when placedand allowed to rest upon the upper horizontal surface of a support, suchas a mantelpiece of the shelf or other type.

rlhe felt is also applied to the complete rear surface of the body andthe top and rear extremity of the arm l2, which like the felt beneath,ie triangular portion i3 is employed to prevent the bracket fromscratching the mantelpiece, or other body on which the support ismounted.

The ornamental support is in effect a bracket formed of a body with armsextending at right angles one at cach end thereto and adapted to serveseveral functions. The upper arrn is adapted to rest upon a horizontalsupporting surface, and the short lower arm is adapted to have attachedthereto a screw -hcok supporting member i5 on which a stocking or otherobject may be hung, and due to the fact that the screw hook is spacedfrom the main portion of the body l0, the proper balance is obtained.

In order to conceal the bracket or ornamental support a plate or frontportion is applied to the front face of the bracket or support, and asshown in the present instance this plate is of a conguration andrepresentation of the traditional Santa Claus in a sleigh, with a cordI8 in his hand to the end of which is attached an address card IS. Theaddress card in the present instance is adhesively secured to the frontof the member I6.

It will be readily understood that the bracket or ornamental support isadapted to be applied and lit upon a horizontal support, and asillustrated in Figs. 2 and 4 this horizontal support may be either of arelatively thin horizontal ledge 2i), as shown in Fig. 2, or it may be amantelpiece 2i having an intersecting vertical and horizontal surface,as shown in Fig. 4. When applied to a mantel 2Q, such as shown in Fig.2, as previously indicated a screw hook is so placed in the short arm i2that it is inwardly of the edge of the mantelpiece to cause the entiresupporting surface to beafr substantially uniformly on the upper surfaceof the mantelpiece. However, when applied to a mantelpiece asillustrated in Fig. 4 the rear felted surface of the arm lZ restsagainst the face of the supporting structure. In either case the partsare so proportioned that the weight of the stocking will cause thebalancing or snug engagement of the bracket on its support.

lf desired the arm l l may be weighted, i. e., it may have weight beyondthat of the remainder of the iixture, and this may be accomplished bymaking the arm of heavier material than the remainder of the fixture.When this arrn is heavier the device will remain in upright positionbefore the weight of the stocking is applied.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes mayhe made in the invention without departing from the spirit and scope.thereof and therefore the invention is not limited by that which isshown in the drawing and described in the specification, but only asindcated in the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

An ornamental support designed for quick application to and removal froma horizontal supporting surface comprising a supporting bodi7 havingAspaced arms, one of which is longer than the other and has a fiatunder-surface for rest ing upon a horizontal support, and the lower ofwhich is provided with a depending supporting 10 member for engaging anarticle to be supported, said supporting member being spaced rearwardlyof the longitudinal axis of said body so that the weight upon thesupporting member will promote the stabilityzaof ;theesupport onthesurface,` the rear surfaceilof the short arm-xibeing designed to engagethe front upright surface of a supporting body.

FRED U. WOLFE.

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